The teams on the good runs at the moment are Forest and Millwall.
The best time to start such a run is about mid-March. If you begin that from a mid-table position, it can carry you all the way to the top six, as it did with Villa last season.
It's weird how it goes, though. For example, it looks as if Preston have regained form once more, after going through a shaky patch.
With so many even teams, it becomes a matter of confidence,more than anything else, and that, in turn, can be partially dependent on luck.
The last time we set off on a decent run was after a very fortunate defeat of Barnsley!
Let's hope Saturday's excellent performance wasn't a one-off.